Report On The Cephalopoda Collected By H M S Challenger During The Years 1873 1876

Author : William Evans Hoyle
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332875825
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (758 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Report on the Cephalopoda Collected by H. M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76 (Classic Reprint) written by William Evans Hoyle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report on the Cephalopoda Collected by H. M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76 ON the return of the Challenger the whole collection of Cephalopoda was placed by Sir Wyville Thomson in the hands of Professor Huxley for examination and description, and it will be regretted by all naturalists that this Report was not prepared by that eminent master in the science of comparative anatomy. Professor Huxley's numerous engagements, however, prevented him from undertaking more than the investigation of the single specimen of Spirula which was obtained by the Expedition. The remainder of the collection was offered to me by Mr. John Murray in the autumn of 1882, and within the first few weeks of 1883 I received the specimens from South Kensington. Since that period almost all my spare time has been occupied in the work of drawing up the present Report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.